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paul ryan made a stop in battleground virginia this afternoon. he spoke to a crowd of several hundred people at the richmond international airport. he said he and mitt romney would put the american dream in attacked again. this is his third trip to virginia since three weeks ago. >> president obama visited texas to thank the troops to years to the day he ended the combat mission in iraq. he said they left iraq with honor. next week, president obama will make stops in norfolk, virginia, before heading to the democratic national convention. gordon peterson and scott thuman will be at the convention in charlotte next week. the we did look for their reports at 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00. a terrible day of traffic is expected the day after the holiday weekend. and some big cuts to the redskins coming up in sports. anncr: it'll start out as concrete and steel... but it'll become so much more. a new world-class resort casino in prince george's county. two thousand construction jobs to build it. four thousand permanent, good-paying jobs when it's done. hundre
paul ryan made a stop in battleground virginia this afternoon. he spoke to a crowd of several hundred people at the richmond international airport. he said he and mitt romney would put the american dream in attacked again. this is his third trip to virginia since three weeks ago. >> president obama visited texas to thank the troops to years to the day he ended the combat mission in iraq. he said they left iraq with honor. next week, president obama will make stops in norfolk, virginia,...
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northern virginia as well as doing phone banking deeper into virginia. >> reporter: the national democratic party agrees that maryland could be crucial in keeping virginia blue. >> i know that you are proud to be a very blue state. and you should be. but we know that we're going to need your help making sure that virginia stays blue. >> reporter: he said that the campaigning will not detract from ballot issues, immigration, same-sex marriage and casino gambling all on the maryland ballot in november. maryland has a lot to do besides helping virginia. >> they will be busy at that starting tomorrow. >>> among district delegates the issue is voting representation in congress. and eleanor holmes norton says that will not happen unless and until the district residents turn up the heat. >> they usual hi get their rights in a flame of movement. but dramatic action has to be taken or nothing dramatic is going to happen. >> dramatic action on a national scale is what the delegates are hoping for tomorrow. first lady michelle obama was out here getting acquainted with the podium. they are hoping that
northern virginia as well as doing phone banking deeper into virginia. >> reporter: the national democratic party agrees that maryland could be crucial in keeping virginia blue. >> i know that you are proud to be a very blue state. and you should be. but we know that we're going to need your help making sure that virginia stays blue. >> reporter: he said that the campaigning will not detract from ballot issues, immigration, same-sex marriage and casino gambling all on the...
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we'll have a report beginning sunday night on news4 at 11:00. >>> the government is ordering virginia tech to pay a $25,000 fine related to the 2007 massacre. a judge dismissed a larger fine issued by the department of education. officials claim that the school violated federal law by waiting for two hours before informing the campus of a deadly shooting at a dorm. by that time the gunman was in a building where he killed 30 people. the u.s. education secretary reinstated half of the fine. >>> police say the shooting at perry hall high school could have been much worse. investigators say the 15-year-old suspect was unable to access his stepfather's gun collection because it was locked in a safe. he used his father's shotgun instead. gl gladden has been charged as an adult with attempted murder. the victim is in critical condition and the family is overwhelmed with the support they are receiving. a social media campaign to help him has gone viral. lady gaga is expected to send him a gift. >>> coming up tonight, the dramatic effort to save people trapped in a burning apartment. >>> the
we'll have a report beginning sunday night on news4 at 11:00. >>> the government is ordering virginia tech to pay a $25,000 fine related to the 2007 massacre. a judge dismissed a larger fine issued by the department of education. officials claim that the school violated federal law by waiting for two hours before informing the campus of a deadly shooting at a dorm. by that time the gunman was in a building where he killed 30 people. the u.s. education secretary reinstated half of the...
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nationwide the price for gallon of regular, 3.82. 0.77 in maryland, 3.69 in virginia. as josh casio tells us, drivers hope the price increase is just temporary. >> seems like it keeps climbing, always going up. >> reporter: aaa said drivers this labor day are going to face the most expensive prices ever seen this time of year. you can thank hurricane isaac for some of that as it forced some gulf coast refineries to shut down. nationally gas prices are above 3.80. nearly 20 cents more than this time last year. >> putting gas in every other day. >> reporter: officials expect prices to drop. many drivers say the sooner the better. >> very frustrating, because the mar ran know gets 20 miles per gallon. >> think you try to watch what you do. you -- >> reporter: as because as it is, be glad not living in awaii. it may be paradise. a gallon of unleaded will run 4.34. >> why are the companies making all these mrs. of dollars? >> experts say gas prices should start falling. slashing prices to bring shoppers in. >>> straight ahead on the news edge if you weren't tanning or on th
nationwide the price for gallon of regular, 3.82. 0.77 in maryland, 3.69 in virginia. as josh casio tells us, drivers hope the price increase is just temporary. >> seems like it keeps climbing, always going up. >> reporter: aaa said drivers this labor day are going to face the most expensive prices ever seen this time of year. you can thank hurricane isaac for some of that as it forced some gulf coast refineries to shut down. nationally gas prices are above 3.80. nearly 20 cents...
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a traffic alert for drivers in northern virginia. one of the most congested enter changes in the area will finally be getting some relief. tomorrow, two new ramps will open connecting the eastbound dulles access road to the beltway's inner and outer loops. drivers on the access road used to have to cross several lanes of traffic to exit on the beltway. causing major traffic issues. the ramps were built as part of the beltway express lanes project. you can expect some headaches on metro this weekend as well. seven stations on the red line alone will be effected. buses will replace trains on dupont, circle and on the red line. two stations, however will, be open to service from other lines. metro center for blue and orange line trains. there will also be single tracking on the orange and yellow lines. work starts at 10:00 tonight and should be done by monday morning. >>> well, almost a dozen lucky dogs left homeless by hurricane isaac are here in d.c. >> if four-leched storm victims are ready to find new homes and best friends. nine do
a traffic alert for drivers in northern virginia. one of the most congested enter changes in the area will finally be getting some relief. tomorrow, two new ramps will open connecting the eastbound dulles access road to the beltway's inner and outer loops. drivers on the access road used to have to cross several lanes of traffic to exit on the beltway. causing major traffic issues. the ramps were built as part of the beltway express lanes project. you can expect some headaches on metro this...
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chestnut set out alexandria's virginia black widow thomas. it was all part of the buffalo national wing festival but where else but new york. it's been a good year for chestnut. took home his sixth straight hot dog eating title earlier this year. >> do you think those were boneless wings? that would be tough. >> i don't know. but i'm still wondering where koe kobayashi is. >> yeah, it was banned. he's fuld. >>> let's see if we can check out with veronica johnson. we had rufr showers last night. >> yes, we did. guys, that heavier rain coming through about 10:00. 11:00, but that's over for now. for the afternoon, you can expect to see the downpours coming through. your sun rise in a little less than two hours when it comes up, we're going to have some clouds mix with the sun kind of like yesterday. it's going to be plenty sticky out there. look at your temperatures around the area. that mass sass, coming in at 73. chantilly, damascus, 72 degrees. here's a look at your hour by hour forecast at noontime. again, a little bit of sunshine poking thr
chestnut set out alexandria's virginia black widow thomas. it was all part of the buffalo national wing festival but where else but new york. it's been a good year for chestnut. took home his sixth straight hot dog eating title earlier this year. >> do you think those were boneless wings? that would be tough. >> i don't know. but i'm still wondering where koe kobayashi is. >> yeah, it was banned. he's fuld. >>> let's see if we can check out with veronica johnson. we...
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around 79 into the eastern p panhandle of west virginia. i'll suspect we'll be closer to 80 by about the next hour or so. and here's the timeline for you. let's pause it by tomorrow morning. clouds around. maybe a few spotty shower, maybe a little fog. by noon, more rain especially along 270 and throughout the day. 5:00 monday, you get the picture. just rather wet and stormy here, so we'll keep that as the case right into your tuesday and even wednesday is still looking a little damp. let's put it in writing. a few rumbling tonight, but mostly just scattered showers and tomorrow, another repeat performance with a warm day and opportunities if r rain. extending that forecast now, the next seven, yes, i have the next four days rather wet. we dry out by the end of the week. only to possibly close out next weekend on another wet note. >> what? >> that could change because it's seven days out. >> i like the opportunities for rain. for tomorrow. >> we have to. put a happy face on it. >> coming up in sports, bryce harper an the nats defense helpin
around 79 into the eastern p panhandle of west virginia. i'll suspect we'll be closer to 80 by about the next hour or so. and here's the timeline for you. let's pause it by tomorrow morning. clouds around. maybe a few spotty shower, maybe a little fog. by noon, more rain especially along 270 and throughout the day. 5:00 monday, you get the picture. just rather wet and stormy here, so we'll keep that as the case right into your tuesday and even wednesday is still looking a little damp. let's put...
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drivers are paying 3.98, maryland 3.77, virginia 3.69. fox's josh cassio talked to frustrated drivers. >> seems like it's always going up. >> reporter: aaa says drives this drain will face the most expensive -- drivers this labor day will face the most expensive prices we've ever seen this year. hurricane isaac forced some gulf coast refineries to shut down. nationally gas prices are above 3.80, nearly 20 cents more than last year at this time. >> i'm putting gas in every other day i think. >> reporter: officials expect prices to drop later in month as the refineries come back online and the peak driving season wilds down. >> very frustrating because i -- winds down. >> very frustrating because i only get about 20 miles a gallon. i think you try to watch what you do. you space out. if you're going to one store, you do all of it at the same time. >> reporter: just be glad you aren't living in hawaii right now. at the pumps it's one big burn, a gallon of unleaded there 4.34. sure makes 3.75 sound a little sweeter. >> why are the gas compani
drivers are paying 3.98, maryland 3.77, virginia 3.69. fox's josh cassio talked to frustrated drivers. >> seems like it's always going up. >> reporter: aaa says drives this drain will face the most expensive -- drivers this labor day will face the most expensive prices we've ever seen this year. hurricane isaac forced some gulf coast refineries to shut down. nationally gas prices are above 3.80, nearly 20 cents more than last year at this time. >> i'm putting gas in every...
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pushing into the eastern panhandle of west virginia. so, we are not done -- and we won't be any time soon. 70s keep us company during the overnight. rather soupy we well have a few 60s out there. north, west. martinsburg. winchester. luray. rest of ussen the mu ein the mu. high humidity. chances for storms. let me take you hour by hour. pinpoint, what it will do. we can start off damp. not raining in the morning. throughout the day, showers will be around. and this is going to be the case as we head into tuesday. as well. you can keep an eye on the time line right here. maybe, some periods of just clouds. wednesday starts to look better. don't hang on to the thought bubble too much. look at the afternoon. all the green on the screen. that is rain. and how much ran are we tain? several inches today. last night an inch and a half. between now and i have extended this out toward about wednesday. we are going to be seeing maybe, another half inch. minimum. to 3 inches, additional rain. on top of what has fallen. this will probably wipe out
pushing into the eastern panhandle of west virginia. so, we are not done -- and we won't be any time soon. 70s keep us company during the overnight. rather soupy we well have a few 60s out there. north, west. martinsburg. winchester. luray. rest of ussen the mu ein the mu. high humidity. chances for storms. let me take you hour by hour. pinpoint, what it will do. we can start off damp. not raining in the morning. throughout the day, showers will be around. and this is going to be the case as we...
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he slips the tackle. 51 yards later he's in the end zone. 43-19. >>> 11th ranked west virginia scored early and often against marshal. first quarter, smith rolls out, throws it up. bailey, look at this terrific catch in the end zone. the first of 8 t.d.'s of the day for the mountaineers. they outscored marshal. penn state playing their first game since penalties levied against the program. facing ohio with three minutes to go, bobcats get this touchdown. tyler to foster. that was the game winner. ohio beats penn state 24-14. matt barkley and third ranked southern cal hosting hawaii. first play from scrimmage. lee makes a move and see you. 75 yard touchdown. that was the beginning of a route. trojans win big 41-10. once the nationals shut down stephen strasburg, it will shift to the starting rotation and how well, they can carry the load without their ace. hopefully zimmerman will return to form. in his first three starts 0 and 3 with an era near 8. today against the cardinals he got roughed up again. we start in the 6th. zimmerman with a base hit. that scores jason weather. [ jason we
he slips the tackle. 51 yards later he's in the end zone. 43-19. >>> 11th ranked west virginia scored early and often against marshal. first quarter, smith rolls out, throws it up. bailey, look at this terrific catch in the end zone. the first of 8 t.d.'s of the day for the mountaineers. they outscored marshal. penn state playing their first game since penalties levied against the program. facing ohio with three minutes to go, bobcats get this touchdown. tyler to foster. that was the...
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it happened this morning in harrisonburg, virginia. a 16-year-old boy lost control of a jeep, swerved off the road,-plowed into the group of people. the driver who was not hurt is charged with involuntary manslaughter. >>> remembering princess diana 15 years after the car crash that killed her. a display of flowers, notes and cards now lies at the original crash site in france next to thein paris. there was no official ceremony in england planned to mark the day. william and harry spent the day out of the public eye. >>> you said she was the one driving? >> yes. i had to take over the wheel. >> quick thinking saves the day. tonight a mother of three may owe her life to her 11-year- old. the winchester, virginia boy took control during a frightening health emergency getting his mother the medical help she needed. fox 5's maureen umeh has the story. >> reporter: he's usually just a normal 11-year-old, but not anymore. >> all my friends were like good job! >> reporter: these days derek costello is being haled a hero in his town of winches
it happened this morning in harrisonburg, virginia. a 16-year-old boy lost control of a jeep, swerved off the road,-plowed into the group of people. the driver who was not hurt is charged with involuntary manslaughter. >>> remembering princess diana 15 years after the car crash that killed her. a display of flowers, notes and cards now lies at the original crash site in france next to thein paris. there was no official ceremony in england planned to mark the day. william and harry...
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then in virginia, south central virginia, we're seeing these showers. but locally we've been watching some showers here. the thing i'm worried about later this this morning, this will be coming. it will take a couple of hours to work its way from i-64 up toward us. tates' coming. here in -- that's coming. here in north fairfax, these showers. these will be lifting up toward the american legion bridge, maybe toward potomac and rockville in the next 20 to 30 minutes. a couple of raindrops out there right now. tefers are in the low to mid--- temps are in the low to mid- 70s. hey partial 74. gaithersburg 72 with 73 in alexandria. 73 in andrews. 73 at bowie. a very humid, uniformed atmosphere with temperatures about the same. 76 at reagan national. look at our michael & son weather camera. plenty of clouds out there this morning with calm winds and the humidity is up there, 85% but it feels really, really sticky and steamy all thanks to what's left of isaac. low pressure spinning southern indiana, western kentucky. showers and storms on the east side of it.
then in virginia, south central virginia, we're seeing these showers. but locally we've been watching some showers here. the thing i'm worried about later this this morning, this will be coming. it will take a couple of hours to work its way from i-64 up toward us. tates' coming. here in -- that's coming. here in north fairfax, these showers. these will be lifting up toward the american legion bridge, maybe toward potomac and rockville in the next 20 to 30 minutes. a couple of raindrops out...
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we will finish what we started. >> reporter: president obama told that virginia crowd he'll be watching this very speech at home at the white house tonight. we assume he is doing that. first lady michelle obama absolutely essential to the president's reelection. earlier tonight just before the first lady was on the stage we heard from san antonio mayor julian castro to deliver the keynote tonight. >>> let's take a deeper look noat some of this, fox 5's tom fitzgerald up. michelle obama four years ago, the country didn't know her. she had to done accusations about her patriotism. how different this time around four years later after being first lady? >> starkly different. earlier we spoke with the deputy campaign manager for the obama campaign and she agrees with that point. she says look, back in 2008 michelle obama was an attorney, a mother, a blank slate to many americans and it was barack obama who soaked up most of the good press out there. this time it's much different. michelle obama comes into the race with popularity that is viewed by the obama campaign itself as their not so se
we will finish what we started. >> reporter: president obama told that virginia crowd he'll be watching this very speech at home at the white house tonight. we assume he is doing that. first lady michelle obama absolutely essential to the president's reelection. earlier tonight just before the first lady was on the stage we heard from san antonio mayor julian castro to deliver the keynote tonight. >>> let's take a deeper look noat some of this, fox 5's tom fitzgerald up. michelle...
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virginia a cheap shot at $3.68 and west virginia an average of $3.88. analysts expect prices to drop this fall as demand increases and oil production picks back up now that hurricane isaac is out of the gulf. >>> all right. so everybody is looking to save a few dollars here and there, but what if you could cut your grocery bill in half? nbc's ben russell talks to a woman who calls herself the warren buffett of coupons. find out how to save money at the store. ♪ >> you always want to shop with what's on sale. >> my name is terry halt and i'm the ceo and founder of the grocery game dotcom. >> reporter: she got into the grocery game over a decade ago. her members-only website claims to save a family of four more than $500 a month. >> i decided, well, i could help other people not only save money but save a ton of time. it's really about time. >> reporter: savings start with sales. and you must have your game face on. the moment you walk into the store. >> here we walk into the door, and we see that these are the sale that's featured in this big display.
virginia a cheap shot at $3.68 and west virginia an average of $3.88. analysts expect prices to drop this fall as demand increases and oil production picks back up now that hurricane isaac is out of the gulf. >>> all right. so everybody is looking to save a few dollars here and there, but what if you could cut your grocery bill in half? nbc's ben russell talks to a woman who calls herself the warren buffett of coupons. find out how to save money at the store. ♪ >> you always...
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tonight portnoy is in a virginia jail. he should face a judge in montgomery county sometime next week. >>> metro transit police arrested a suspected gunman in college park this afternoon following an attempted robbery around 2:00 in the stairwell of the metro parking garage. two suspects held someone at gunpoint demanding a backpack. they didn't get away. cops caught up with one of them, found a bb gun, haven't found the second guy. >>> another big story tonight, the search for clues in the death of a 17-year-old girl. prince george's county police spent several hours today searching the girl's kettering neighborhood. amber stanley was murdered as she slept in her own bed and no one seems to know why. fox 5's paul wagner has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: next to a white hearse parked outside the prince george's ballroom this morning friends who had come to pay respects to amber's family stopped for hugs and a few words before going inside. some of amber's classmates left in tears still stunned by what's hap
tonight portnoy is in a virginia jail. he should face a judge in montgomery county sometime next week. >>> metro transit police arrested a suspected gunman in college park this afternoon following an attempted robbery around 2:00 in the stairwell of the metro parking garage. two suspects held someone at gunpoint demanding a backpack. they didn't get away. cops caught up with one of them, found a bb gun, haven't found the second guy. >>> another big story tonight, the search...
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. >>> virginia is issuing more and more conceal carry gun permits to people who live in other states, and it may be because of online gun classes. the courses allow people to ask for permits from virginia, permits that are valid in their own states without having to meet tougher requirements. now the commonwealth issued more than 1600 con sealed carry permits to nonresidents in the first half of this year. that's more than the total for all of 2011. a d.c. board said drivers can't install smartmeters until a contracting issue is recovered. the contract appeals board said the district didn't prove the installations were necessary before the dispute could be cleared up. vera phone won the contract to install the meters; but two other companies have appealed saying veriphone got the job. >>> the nats have a chance to set a record in d.c. could a labor day win bring them one step closer to the playoffs? lindsay murphy has the highlights next. >>> and strasburg will be shut down by the end of the month. what do fans think about that? we'll have reaction still ahead. >> and keep it right he
. >>> virginia is issuing more and more conceal carry gun permits to people who live in other states, and it may be because of online gun classes. the courses allow people to ask for permits from virginia, permits that are valid in their own states without having to meet tougher requirements. now the commonwealth issued more than 1600 con sealed carry permits to nonresidents in the first half of this year. that's more than the total for all of 2011. a d.c. board said drivers can't...
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virginia beach, williamsburg, rehobbing on the and baltimore on the list there. that is where folks will be heading back from this afternoon. if you are traveling, tucker has been talking about the wet weather so head out early. over to you. thank you. >>> a bach getting a firsthand account of the raid that killed osama bin laden hits stores tomorrow. no easy day was written by a former navy seal who took part in that raid. it was originally going to be released on september 11th but re-orders and extensive buzz prompted the earlier release. meantime, the author, matt bissonnette who wrote under the name of marcoen, could be facing legal trouble over what is revealed in the book though on friday, his attorney said he did not violate any agreements. >>> disabled veterans and soldiers transitioning back from the war front have some unique opportunities this month to learn about job openings. these are specific to the tease area and include on the job shadowing at places like the fbi and clark construction to name a few. now, to learn more more about this, go tothe
virginia beach, williamsburg, rehobbing on the and baltimore on the list there. that is where folks will be heading back from this afternoon. if you are traveling, tucker has been talking about the wet weather so head out early. over to you. thank you. >>> a bach getting a firsthand account of the raid that killed osama bin laden hits stores tomorrow. no easy day was written by a former navy seal who took part in that raid. it was originally going to be released on september 11th but...
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>>s and kids preparing for virginia's largest school arations >>> and one company may just change your mind about those electric cars. >>> smoky, fast-moving wildfire has cut short the labor day for thousands of campers outside los >>>c(ru angeles. >> nearly a week after hurricane isaac pounded the gulf coast with flooding, set t 1aú v[!ats. r1<08cd'w ? uldó08", obama landed in offi6/i$ figure he wh speak in -- from st. john's parish, one of the hardest-hit area, in just a short time. the president's team is meeting with local officials to figure , í >> reporter: it's a day of labor in south louisiana, no halladay. it is the cleanup and questions that continue after hurricane isaac. >> i don't think they are ever going to be able to protect who arish things i've seen. of federal aid. but in places like la place, cutted by the floodwaters, many residents are a direct request for the president. for the president. >> please give please. >> reporter: wh
>>s and kids preparing for virginia's largest school arations >>> and one company may just change your mind about those electric cars. >>> smoky, fast-moving wildfire has cut short the labor day for thousands of campers outside los >>>c(ru angeles. >> nearly a week after hurricane isaac pounded the gulf coast with flooding, set t 1aú v[!ats. r1> i don't think they are ever going to be able to protect who arish things i've seen. of federal aid. but in...
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the. >>> virginia tech kicked off the season on a high note against georgia tech. they beat the yellow jackets. they kicked it in 17 yards to win it in overtime. >>> we still have plenty ahead. your weather, traffic and all of your top stories. fox 5 morning news continues right now. right now. >>> it is tuesday, september 4th. live look outside right now. the washington monument on one side. the jefferson memorial on the
the. >>> virginia tech kicked off the season on a high note against georgia tech. they beat the yellow jackets. they kicked it in 17 yards to win it in overtime. >>> we still have plenty ahead. your weather, traffic and all of your top stories. fox 5 morning news continues right now. right now. >>> it is tuesday, september 4th. live look outside right now. the washington monument on one side. the jefferson memorial on the
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springfield, virginia, coming in currently at 73 degrees. your hometown forecast for springfield, virginia, you can see cloud cover at 7:00 a.m. 7 3. we've got showers and storms coming up by lunchtime today and continuing through the afternoon. 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, still some showers and storms around. we drop into the 70s by 7:00 p.m. a look at your four-day forecast here. today's high, 83. 84 degrees. 85 on tuesday. 86 on wednesday. the next three days will be very humid which still those tropical rains around our area. we've got a 60% chance of showers and storms for today. we up to 70 chance for tuesday. 80% chance for wednesday. it's not until thursday when i think that dryer air will be moving in and we will get a little bit of heat, too, at the end of the week. area roads probably still quiet. >> holiday today. hov restrictions lift we'd the exception of route 50 in maryland. still the problem in mount vernon. mt. zephar street. vehicle fire. no problems in maryland. looking good outside and inside the beltway. live look here at 50 at 2
springfield, virginia, coming in currently at 73 degrees. your hometown forecast for springfield, virginia, you can see cloud cover at 7:00 a.m. 7 3. we've got showers and storms coming up by lunchtime today and continuing through the afternoon. 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, still some showers and storms around. we drop into the 70s by 7:00 p.m. a look at your four-day forecast here. today's high, 83. 84 degrees. 85 on tuesday. 86 on wednesday. the next three days will be very humid which still those...
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virginia tech wins. that game is over. the red sox left fielder over the fence. he makes the catch, and that is our play of the day. up and over. the best story has to be sorvino williams not losing a game. serena williams wins. >> we will be in the seats when that starts that fridge in your kitchen may have crossed this bridge. your new car probably rode these rails. that shipment you just received wasas tracked by satellite. we build and maintain. we invest and innovate.so we can deliver what america needs. this year alone, freight rail companies plan to spend twenty-three billion of their own money, not taxpayer dollars, to build bridges, maintain track, and develop new technologies to keep freight rail and our economy moving. there's a lot riding on these rails. >> our next facebook giveaway is of your favorite. we are giving away a new ipad pureed. we will announce cracks a tough week ahead of us? >> we have rainshowers tomorrow night into wednesday. temperatures will rebound to about 90 degrees. we will finally clear this out by friday and a chance of showe
virginia tech wins. that game is over. the red sox left fielder over the fence. he makes the catch, and that is our play of the day. up and over. the best story has to be sorvino williams not losing a game. serena williams wins. >> we will be in the seats when that starts that fridge in your kitchen may have crossed this bridge. your new car probably rode these rails. that shipment you just received wasas tracked by satellite. we build and maintain. we invest and innovate.so we can...
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and they need to file 60 rounds because they have a lot of property with virginia. all those requirements are waived. this video shows a young woman taking an online course in which she admitted to answering 15 out of the 20 questions without ever touching the gun. and the video was produced by the sister who was killed in the virginia tech shooting. their goal is to teach gun safety, not sufficiency. >>> this year's democratic convention will come up with barack obama and joe joe accepting their party's nominations. and they said that they have a lot to show for his first term. >> he needs to give a complete list with all his accomplishment it's an extremely long list, but people will seem to have the idea that he has not done anything. he deserves more time to help millions of unemployed americans. >> he does have some work that he will need to finish in which he started. previewing his speech that he will bring a positive message to the audience tonight and talk specifics about building a stronger middle class. on the conference call, he thanked thousands of volu
and they need to file 60 rounds because they have a lot of property with virginia. all those requirements are waived. this video shows a young woman taking an online course in which she admitted to answering 15 out of the 20 questions without ever touching the gun. and the video was produced by the sister who was killed in the virginia tech shooting. their goal is to teach gun safety, not sufficiency. >>> this year's democratic convention will come up with barack obama and joe joe...
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virginia tech wins 20-17. here's day owens with the rest of your morning sports. >>> good morning, everybody. for all of those folks envisioning gloom and doom when stephen strasburg leaves, hey, think again. the nats have stockpiled more arms than just about anybody else the entire rotation among the top 30 in earned-run average. that's good, by the way. stephen strasburg leading the way. borrowing some unforeseen circumstances, he will be shut down on september 12 after his start against the mets. expect to see john lennon make some starts in his stead. he's 2-0 in brief appearances. thus far davey says will you see him. ross detwiler is the reason why -- [ inaudible ] he got his ninth win yesterday. seven innings of shutout baseball, solid work. adam laroche homered. ryan zimmerman knocked in his 71st rbi right there. bryce harper was run in, run in. scores all the way from first. nats get their 82 ndz win, first -- 82nd win, first winning season since moving back to d.c. evan roiser listed as the starting
virginia tech wins 20-17. here's day owens with the rest of your morning sports. >>> good morning, everybody. for all of those folks envisioning gloom and doom when stephen strasburg leaves, hey, think again. the nats have stockpiled more arms than just about anybody else the entire rotation among the top 30 in earned-run average. that's good, by the way. stephen strasburg leading the way. borrowing some unforeseen circumstances, he will be shut down on september 12 after his start...
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then back to virginia to keep campaigning. >> seems like the virginia delegation, the seats are quite full down there. earlier today they were singing and chanting and just having themselves a good time. like they're really happy to be here. >> when you get in here early, you've got to find something to do. >> they found it. they did it well. we're going to come back a little bit later in this broadcast. we'll have a report on some of the obstacles facing the efforts to get the black vote energized down here in this part of north carolina. back to you guys. >> sounds like they've got something to do now. it's noisy there. >> yeah. they're rolling. >> see you in a little bit. thank you, jim and tom. >>> they talk about the bounce after a convention? well, the gop convention doesn't appear to have given mitt romney a boost. the new gallup show shows his support is virtually unchanged. romney's take a break from the campaign trail today. his running mate paul ryan's in the first leg of a week long fundraising trip speaking to supporters near cleveland today. ryan attacked president obama
then back to virginia to keep campaigning. >> seems like the virginia delegation, the seats are quite full down there. earlier today they were singing and chanting and just having themselves a good time. like they're really happy to be here. >> when you get in here early, you've got to find something to do. >> they found it. they did it well. we're going to come back a little bit later in this broadcast. we'll have a report on some of the obstacles facing the efforts to get...
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far from virginia? >> well, there are -- you know, what you talk about getting on the floor of the convention, on this floor they have 40% more delegates than the republicans have. they chose to do that, but really there are only seven delegations who are actually on this floor and virginia is one of those seven delegations by virtue of the fact you have illinois and delaware and north carolina. so you really just have four that are crucial swing states, battleground states and virginia is one of them. also tim kaine has a speaking role at this convention and he is at this convention obviously. you remember george allen at the republican convention in tampa obviously too tight i didn't want to take one day -- he didn't want to take one day off. >> real quick we talked about martin o'malley's comment about are you better off than four years ago. this is a one-day story or do they have problems? >> no, i think this is trailing him and all his enthusiasm to be seen and eard has got him in trouble. it's goi
far from virginia? >> well, there are -- you know, what you talk about getting on the floor of the convention, on this floor they have 40% more delegates than the republicans have. they chose to do that, but really there are only seven delegations who are actually on this floor and virginia is one of those seven delegations by virtue of the fact you have illinois and delaware and north carolina. so you really just have four that are crucial swing states, battleground states and virginia...
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. >> a virginia singer and songwriter has released a tune asking to roll back the tolls. >> it is called "highway robbery." >> ♪ highway robbery >> it didn't take long for these words to roll off angela petry's tongue. >> ♪ it's highway robbery ♪ >> she spoke with me about her protest song and why she thinks the dulles greenway is cheating us out of cash. >> it is really unfair that there is this major road that cuts right through the center of the county through the countrysidened that the local people have so much trouble and expense using it. >> it costs drives 34 cents per mile. it is that price tag the congressman that repts the 109 strict is also fighting. his frustration became the inspiration for petry's song. >> we just started messing warned the words and the song -- around with the words and the song sprang out of that. >> ♪ drive every day but we cry at night because the price of the toll is out of sight ♪ >> the dulles greenway is the only privately owned toll road in the quelt. tolls are regulated by the state corporation commission. the virginia department of tra
. >> a virginia singer and songwriter has released a tune asking to roll back the tolls. >> it is called "highway robbery." >> ♪ highway robbery >> it didn't take long for these words to roll off angela petry's tongue. >> ♪ it's highway robbery ♪ >> she spoke with me about her protest song and why she thinks the dulles greenway is cheating us out of cash. >> it is really unfair that there is this major road that cuts right through the...
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. >> summer is over for students across northern virginia. some of the region's biggest district head back to school today. fairfax county. our kristin fisher spent the morning with students at the south county middle school in lorton. >> good morning. >> it's a day full of firsts at south county middle school. it's the first year that this school has been open. first day of school. how are you feeling? >> very nervous. don't want to get lost. >> i'm feeling anxious for her. >> kind of scared maybe. >> i'm so anxious. i'm so excited for my daughter, but you know, she's growing up so fast. >> but no one is more nervous than this seventh grade boy from south korea. >> this is your first day going to school in the u.s., how are you feeling? >> not good. my son is very nervous. >> at least everyone is a new student at this school. they have come armed with color coded maps to find their classrooms in this $22 million sprawling school that has been years in the making. >> i think it's great. i mean, we have been waiting for it. >> this is one of t
. >> summer is over for students across northern virginia. some of the region's biggest district head back to school today. fairfax county. our kristin fisher spent the morning with students at the south county middle school in lorton. >> good morning. >> it's a day full of firsts at south county middle school. it's the first year that this school has been open. first day of school. how are you feeling? >> very nervous. don't want to get lost. >> i'm feeling...
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virginia tech is ranked 20th in the "u.s.a. today" poll. now here's dave owens with the rest of your morning sports. >>> good morning, emp. steve -- everybody. stephen strasburg creeping ever so closer to the 160 innings. he's shaking off statistically his second worst performance of the year. five runs in five innings on tuesday. yesterday let's see if he could get back on track. he was cruising through the first four innings with a little defensive help. brian anderson lifts this one to bryce harper. alan craig on third trying to score. don't do it, alan. don't do it. welcome to the harper hose. nice throw from the outfield. in the 4th inning, turning in and burning on one, the second home run in four days. 1-0 nats. tied at 2 in the 7th. another critical rbi base knock. nats get the victory 4-3. to more starts for strasburg. >>> orioles and yankees, this one was tight as well till reynolds got a hold of things. not just one but two home runs. that one out of the park. the os come back with four in the 6th inning. there's the other one. h
virginia tech is ranked 20th in the "u.s.a. today" poll. now here's dave owens with the rest of your morning sports. >>> good morning, emp. steve -- everybody. stephen strasburg creeping ever so closer to the 160 innings. he's shaking off statistically his second worst performance of the year. five runs in five innings on tuesday. yesterday let's see if he could get back on track. he was cruising through the first four innings with a little defensive help. brian anderson...
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. >> virginia state police say there have been two deadly accidents on the roads in the last two days. the first one happened at 4:00. this is where that accident was on route 17 just south of i-66 in fauquier county. a car ran off the side of the road, hit a fence, and two trees. the victim's name was todd nichols. he was not wearing a seat belt. neither was phillip oliver when his car crashed. that accident happened on route 616. the car ran off the road hitting a ditch and several mailboxes before it flipped over and hit a pole. >>> the edge on maryland and a crash that killed two people. one was a woman and the other was a 14-year-old boy. 36-year-old carrie was driving when police say her vehicle veered out of control at a curve in davidsonville. both she and the teenage boy were pronounced dead early this morning. the boy's name has not been released. >> expect delays if you're heading to baltimore this weekend. the city is hosting an indy car race. several roads are closed, but the highways are still open. you might run into some traffic. the indy car race is tomorrow afternoon
. >> virginia state police say there have been two deadly accidents on the roads in the last two days. the first one happened at 4:00. this is where that accident was on route 17 just south of i-66 in fauquier county. a car ran off the side of the road, hit a fence, and two trees. the victim's name was todd nichols. he was not wearing a seat belt. neither was phillip oliver when his car crashed. that accident happened on route 616. the car ran off the road hitting a ditch and several...
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here is the latest batch heading into southwestern parts of virginia. those will miss us but we will see some of the leftover clouds. a cluster of showers and thundershowers. tomorrow it will be gone. folks around culpeper, 0.5 of 1 inch of rain. look at the temperatures for september. 103 degrees. that heat is still in and around us. not only over as but because of the leftover humanity. one thing, what is left of isaac is down around the gulf. we will be under this hillmead pattern and that tomorrow may trigger one or two isolated showers. the main effect will be by tomorrow afternoon. temperatures in and around us around 90. folks in gaithersburg, only in the high 80's. tharoor morning, there could be some patchy fog will have the rain earlier around culpeper. muggy and humid. 72 and 73 degrees. a slight risk of an afternoon shower. outdoor -- it will be 90 to 92. stay in the air conditioning in schools tomorrow. the pattern begins to break down as we get toward the weekend with temperatures and the weather front coming our way. temperatures by sunda
here is the latest batch heading into southwestern parts of virginia. those will miss us but we will see some of the leftover clouds. a cluster of showers and thundershowers. tomorrow it will be gone. folks around culpeper, 0.5 of 1 inch of rain. look at the temperatures for september. 103 degrees. that heat is still in and around us. not only over as but because of the leftover humanity. one thing, what is left of isaac is down around the gulf. we will be under this hillmead pattern and that...
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john hanrahan, fox 5 news. >>> a high speed rail sprojt one step closer to reality in virginia. federal state officials have issued a final environmental impact statement for routes connecting hampton roads area to richmond and the southeast high speed rail corridor. the route would be from norfolk through petersburg to richmond. the project would maintain amtrak's current service from newport news through williamsburg to richmond. >>> well, work to install new smart meters in dc taxi cabs is being put on hold. dc's contract appeals board has issued a stop order because work to install the meters began before a disapproval order had been settled on the project. ward 8 council member marion berry filed the complaint, saying it is not in the district's favor. the appeals board says installation now must be put on hold until the protest is resolved. >>> well, coming up, a song writer who helped pen a slew of mega hits has passed away. >> and at the movies this weekend, long lost enemies are now business partners and roommates. [ indescernible ] . >> the new comedy at the theater, "
john hanrahan, fox 5 news. >>> a high speed rail sprojt one step closer to reality in virginia. federal state officials have issued a final environmental impact statement for routes connecting hampton roads area to richmond and the southeast high speed rail corridor. the route would be from norfolk through petersburg to richmond. the project would maintain amtrak's current service from newport news through williamsburg to richmond. >>> well, work to install new smart meters in...
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and he blamed president obama for the problems outside of virginia and to a certain extent in virginia which is the republican mantra this week. this previous week. and -- but he's really -- he's really got a lot of -- he's a multitasker, got a lot of things going for him. the governor's conference cochair. he is the -- he had the platform committee, had to work through that on some touchy issues and he's a governor of a battleground state. there's a lot of thing goes on and the inevitable question what does mcdonnell do with all of this after he can't be governor anymore and that's some talk there may be a cabinet post in the offing or a run for president. >> one one thing he did pull out, the jobs. he is talking about virginia as dave alluded to. one of the issues, doing better than the nation. he said in virginia there's a 5.9 unemployment rate where there's 8.3 unemployment rate nationally. so, you know, he's hitting a very, very strong tone there that the republicans have been trying to carry. and that's the jobs issue. >> well, he can get back all that federal money he gets in no
and he blamed president obama for the problems outside of virginia and to a certain extent in virginia which is the republican mantra this week. this previous week. and -- but he's really -- he's really got a lot of -- he's a multitasker, got a lot of things going for him. the governor's conference cochair. he is the -- he had the platform committee, had to work through that on some touchy issues and he's a governor of a battleground state. there's a lot of thing goes on and the inevitable...
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more activity in virginia but not much activity to the west and northwest for the most. in a moment, i'll explain where this came from and where future rain will come for this weekend. our tower cam view showing clouds thing out. inner harbor, 81, humidity 69%. we will feel more humidity today. 30.05, barometer rising and west winds at 6 miles per hour. made ity, temperature into the 90's. today we will see more cloudiness so tougher to make it to 90 but the potential is to get close to it. 82 at annapolis right now and also on the boardwalk, chestertown 80 along with edgewood, elkington 78. frederick 81. 60's in western maryland with showers this morning. more significant rain out there this morning than we've seen around our area here during the day today. we will look at the satellite imagery for a moment and show you -- the radar in along with it, and you can see some of the spotty rain shower activity. a lot of these clouds are relatively thin so a pretty good chance we will see periods of sunshine. more often than not, it won't be raining in our area but there is a
more activity in virginia but not much activity to the west and northwest for the most. in a moment, i'll explain where this came from and where future rain will come for this weekend. our tower cam view showing clouds thing out. inner harbor, 81, humidity 69%. we will feel more humidity today. 30.05, barometer rising and west winds at 6 miles per hour. made ity, temperature into the 90's. today we will see more cloudiness so tougher to make it to 90 but the potential is to get close to it. 82...
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this stands to be the most maryland and virginia centric night of the democratic convention. in addition to the first lady maryland governor martin o'malley, house minority leader steny hoyer and former virginia governor tim kaine have all addressed the crowd and o'malley is making his second appearance now. their messages all echo each other. in their words the country is making progress and from their perspective this onvention is important to returning barack obama to the white house. >> while we've made progress we still have a long way to go and we'll only get there if we elect leaders who put results over ideology. i support president obama because he's that kind of a leader. >> in these times of national challenge and profound choice we're really proud to have contributed to what we anticipate will be a great democratic victory in november. >> we know that this will be a well run, orderly and successful convention. [ cheering and applause ] >> and that we will nominate the next president and vice president of the united states of america. let's get on with a wonderful
this stands to be the most maryland and virginia centric night of the democratic convention. in addition to the first lady maryland governor martin o'malley, house minority leader steny hoyer and former virginia governor tim kaine have all addressed the crowd and o'malley is making his second appearance now. their messages all echo each other. in their words the country is making progress and from their perspective this onvention is important to returning barack obama to the white house....
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virginia tech, georgia tech,it's a tech war and it's a good one. seven minutes to go, virginia quarterback logan thomas says this is my gun to knolls. hokies up 14-10. 40 ticks to go, georgia tech went up 17-14. then virginia tech tied it and just won it in overtime 20-17. >>> some pro football. the redskins released their depth chart today. a little surprised, evan royster listed as the starting dale tailback. royster not sure who's going to get the call but he says that's okay. >> it makes us all compete and it's not like one of us is going in the game as a clear starter. we're all here competing and working to get that spot. >> and finally, if you blink, you missed it, because at the u.s. open today serene serena williams winning at flushing meadows. she's looking strong up there at the u.s. open. >> it's a blink, and you missed it.
virginia tech, georgia tech,it's a tech war and it's a good one. seven minutes to go, virginia quarterback logan thomas says this is my gun to knolls. hokies up 14-10. 40 ticks to go, georgia tech went up 17-14. then virginia tech tied it and just won it in overtime 20-17. >>> some pro football. the redskins released their depth chart today. a little surprised, evan royster listed as the starting dale tailback. royster not sure who's going to get the call but he says that's okay....
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., thunderstorm toward culpepper, virginia. here on the eastern shore, not too far from galena, middleton, a shower. the heat and humidity making their presence felt extremely summer like, feeling like 97 in the city. it's helping to fuel the heat and humidity. it is an active pattern up and down the east coast. this leftover low from isaac with about a 50/50 shot of developing into a new namedat? 80sed a few showers to the south. we have much more coming up. >> when you can't take wyatt with you, you can take our forecast. just head to abc2news.com/weather to learn how to download our weather app on your smartphone. you can get shield app when severe weather pops up in your neighborhood. >>> foreclosures, short sales, disappearing equity. home prices across the nation have risen from last year. that's the biggest jump we've seen in the past six years. abc2's jeff hager has more. >> reporter: you can still find the for sale sig. you just have to search harder. they have been searching for the past six months and they still have
., thunderstorm toward culpepper, virginia. here on the eastern shore, not too far from galena, middleton, a shower. the heat and humidity making their presence felt extremely summer like, feeling like 97 in the city. it's helping to fuel the heat and humidity. it is an active pattern up and down the east coast. this leftover low from isaac with about a 50/50 shot of developing into a new namedat? 80sed a few showers to the south. we have much more coming up. >> when you can't take wyatt...
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army who lives in alexandria, virginia by the way. a tight racing along the inner harbor today on one of the green flags. timing it just right and beating him here to the finish line. good college football coming up tomorrow night, virginia tech is taking on georgia tech. they got a great defense coming back. nine returning defenses. they are always good with the optimal attack. they are saying that it will be fine. >> and to know that they have always been very tough. they play tough. they play hard on special teams. they may hard on offense and defense. so it is going to be a big game to open up this season. >> no doubt about that. the sports plus tonight, all kinds of stuff is coming up, they did not look good. >> when can they grill tomorrow? >> it is off and on smiles to have a back up place. >> very good. we'll see you back here tomorrow. bye.
army who lives in alexandria, virginia by the way. a tight racing along the inner harbor today on one of the green flags. timing it just right and beating him here to the finish line. good college football coming up tomorrow night, virginia tech is taking on georgia tech. they got a great defense coming back. nine returning defenses. they are always good with the optimal attack. they are saying that it will be fine. >> and to know that they have always been very tough. they play tough....
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not west virginia. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. but this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office. [ female announcer ] here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts threaten over one hundred thirty thousand jobs, lowering home values, putting families at risk. the romney plan? tax cuts for middle class families. north american energy independence. create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >> jay: hey, ryan. thanks for coming, man, and congratulations on the five medals. that's unbelievable. >> thanks, jay. this is my first late night talk show, and i'm super excited. i even got a new suit. [ cheers and applause ] >> announcer: it's "the tonight
not west virginia. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. but this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office. [ female announcer ] here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts threaten over one hundred thirty thousand jobs, lowering home values, putting families at risk. the romney plan? tax cuts for middle class families. north american energy independence. create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs...
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not west virginia. >> are you ready for more like today? this is my forecast. i do not want to offend anybody. temperatures will be high 70's. poll.up a new what is your favorite three- [ romney ] this president can ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. but this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office. [ female announcer ] here in virginia, we're not better off under preside obama. his defense cuts threaten over one hundred thirty thousand jobs, lowering home values, putting families at risk. tthe romney plan? tax cuts for middle class families. north american energy independence. create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message.
not west virginia. >> are you ready for more like today? this is my forecast. i do not want to offend anybody. temperatures will be high 70's. poll.up a new what is your favorite three- [ romney ] this president can ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. but this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office. [ female announcer ] here in virginia, we're not better off under preside obama. his defense cuts threaten...
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tim learned from past storm, fredericksburg, virginia, that tragedies and disasters can happen. when they do, well you are planning, that is everything. he is definitely ready for just about anything. >> i would say it doesn't hurt to be prepared. >> tim hopes for the best, but he plans for the worst. >> i have a small camping stove that runs on alcohol. >> he turned his home into an emergency storehouse. >> i've got a flashlight and spare battery for it. >> it's fully equipped for the essentials for power outages. >> i have enough water for my family for three days, plus i also have water purification tablets in case i need to purify more drinking water and a pump. >> he also has a battery operated smoke detector and fire extinguisher and foods, enough to last a family of four two weeks. >> having household preparations can give you a sense of comfort. you know that you are provided for, for a short period of time. >> he is my hero. >> he is with the american red cross. >> we haven't had a disaster in a long time. >> i think it is something that doesn't rise to the top. >> ever
tim learned from past storm, fredericksburg, virginia, that tragedies and disasters can happen. when they do, well you are planning, that is everything. he is definitely ready for just about anything. >> i would say it doesn't hurt to be prepared. >> tim hopes for the best, but he plans for the worst. >> i have a small camping stove that runs on alcohol. >> he turned his home into an emergency storehouse. >> i've got a flashlight and spare battery for it. >>...
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loudoun county leads virginia in cases of lyme disease. last night, the loudoun lime commission voted to recommend that spraying. the board of supervisors takes up the issue on monday. some county residents, though, are against it, saying there are health risks that spraying insecticides where kids play. >>> the centers for disease control says 2012 will be the worst ever for the west nile virus. at least 87 people are dead and the cdc says that number is expected to go up. nearly 2,000 cases have been reported so far this year. 48 states have reported the virus. texas has been hardest hit with at least 43 deaths so far. >>> the gulf largely escaped the wrath of hurricane isaac, but now the storm has exposedil and tar balls left behind by the 2010 bp oil spill. big waves created by isaac revealed buried tar mass along a stretch of beach in louisiana, an area that appeared to be all cleaned up. a 13-mile stretch of beach in that area has been closed. hundreds of bp employees are still working along the gulf coast to clean up from the oil sp
loudoun county leads virginia in cases of lyme disease. last night, the loudoun lime commission voted to recommend that spraying. the board of supervisors takes up the issue on monday. some county residents, though, are against it, saying there are health risks that spraying insecticides where kids play. >>> the centers for disease control says 2012 will be the worst ever for the west nile virus. at least 87 people are dead and the cdc says that number is expected to go up. nearly...
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and tech war today, virginia versus georgia, down to the wire. next. >>> for all those folks envisioning gloom and doom when stephen strasburg leaves, think again. the nats stockpiled more arms than just about anybody. the entire starting rotation among the top 30 in earned run average. strasburg leads the way and barring some unforeseen circumstance he will be shut down september 12th after his start against the mets. expect to see john lennon make some starts in his place. he's 2-0 and brief appearances thus far. he has preached very well. davy johnson says expect to see him. meanwhile russ detwiler is the fifth starter. he's good to get his ninth winning. seven innings, shutout baseball today, getting good defensive help here. zimmerman knocked in a rbi and bryce harper was wearing his pf fliers. nats win 2-1, first winning season since moving back to d.c. >>> the orioles somehow made up nine games on the yanks. they were ten games back july 18th. they win today in toronto 4-0. yankees lost in tampa. so baltimore one game back. hard to believe
and tech war today, virginia versus georgia, down to the wire. next. >>> for all those folks envisioning gloom and doom when stephen strasburg leaves, think again. the nats stockpiled more arms than just about anybody. the entire starting rotation among the top 30 in earned run average. strasburg leads the way and barring some unforeseen circumstance he will be shut down september 12th after his start against the mets. expect to see john lennon make some starts in his place. he's 2-0...
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Sep 3, 2012
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those should pass -- west virginia. those should pass into garrett county and the other storms that were in the delmarva earlier have gone up into new jersey. in the immediate future the next few hours we are fine, nothing in the immediate metro area between warrenton, down towards fredericksburg, la plata, toward dunkirk and up toward frederick. temps aren't bad, but boy, the humidity is, 82 downtown, 79 gaithersburg, 79 manassas but it feels like mid- to upper 80s. tonight mostly cloudy, muggy, a few storm possible, nothing in the next few hours, lows 68 to 74. we'll come back and talk about when the remnants of isaac will finally leave us alone. >>> well, tomorrow the democratic national convention kicks off in charlotte, north carolina, but the party is already going in the queen city. the convention's host committee put on a day long street celebration called carolina fest 2012. over at bank of america stadium crews are putting final uches in place before president obama gives his nomination acceptance speech on th
those should pass -- west virginia. those should pass into garrett county and the other storms that were in the delmarva earlier have gone up into new jersey. in the immediate future the next few hours we are fine, nothing in the immediate metro area between warrenton, down towards fredericksburg, la plata, toward dunkirk and up toward frederick. temps aren't bad, but boy, the humidity is, 82 downtown, 79 gaithersburg, 79 manassas but it feels like mid- to upper 80s. tonight mostly cloudy,...
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Sep 9, 2012
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not west virginia. good jobs and better schools in maryland. not west virginia. mitt romney's position onpprove women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. . >>> we know that is more than one player. >> that's right. >> and did they have to do it this soon? seems rushed to me. you know. >> that is a question. steven straussburg said he's physically fine. >> right. >> and that he's okay. of course he's going say that. >> and hosts to pitch. this is hurting him. he wants to be with these guys. it's not easy to do yo and -- hope that is not less appealing, right? >> and that is what we don't know and in the play-offs, we didn't think he was going to be shut down but a matter of when
not west virginia. good jobs and better schools in maryland. not west virginia. mitt romney's position onpprove women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health...
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virginia, number one r, of all people who understand this, it's in virginia, it's in coal country. that is,e we have a lot of energy in this country, let's use the energy in this country. coal, gas, oil, all of the above. as i mentioned, there's so many people who are in between jobs. so many people who lost jobs. we need skills. they need a good vibrant education system to get back on their feet and get the skills to get the jobs of the 21st century. that's important. we have to remember that in america, with most of the world's population and other countries, we need to grow more things here and make more things here and sell them overseas. we have good jobs. that means we have to have good trade so that people treat us fairly and we can sell our products overseas. one thing that eric kantor and i had been working on a lot. we wish we had partners in the senate and in the white house, but clearly we haven't. that is this -- we have got to stop spending money we just don't have. we have got to cut spending. this is mortgaging our children's future. the senate hasn't passed a budge
virginia, number one r, of all people who understand this, it's in virginia, it's in coal country. that is,e we have a lot of energy in this country, let's use the energy in this country. coal, gas, oil, all of the above. as i mentioned, there's so many people who are in between jobs. so many people who lost jobs. we need skills. they need a good vibrant education system to get back on their feet and get the skills to get the jobs of the 21st century. that's important. we have to remember that...
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Sep 22, 2012
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it is not in virginia. it is not in west virginia. it is only in the eastern portions of maryland including the southern portions of maryland. it does include the district so watch out from i-95 to the east. we're talking about areas close to the chesapeake. if you live close to the chesapeake, you have a better chance of seeing severe weather. take a look at the frontal boundary. fist, a front right now just to our north and west. nice weather out ahead of it. very nice earlier this evening. this front, not going to come through. here comes our next front. look at the rain, just a few showers and a few storms out of this. once again, it will be warm enough tomorrow. we're going to get into the mid 80s, probably the upper 80s, and enough energy to kick off some showers and storms. but not everybody is going to get them. this will not be a big, severe weather day. so don't worry too much about that. but you may want to worry about a little bit more is going into the attic, going into the closets, finding the coat. we've got some really
it is not in virginia. it is not in west virginia. it is only in the eastern portions of maryland including the southern portions of maryland. it does include the district so watch out from i-95 to the east. we're talking about areas close to the chesapeake. if you live close to the chesapeake, you have a better chance of seeing severe weather. take a look at the frontal boundary. fist, a front right now just to our north and west. nice weather out ahead of it. very nice earlier this evening....
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anthony taglianetti was tracked down in shenandoah county, virginia. richard reeve is covering this story, and he is live in strasbourg virginia. >> we are at the very edge of the george washington national forest. this is where it is believed the suspect was trying to make his escape. it was here, and remote fort valley road area, near strasburg, where u.s. marshals captured anthony taglianetti during a traffic stoppe. >> that would not surprise me. >> as recently as friday afternoon, taglianetti was the focus of a nationwide manhunt wanted for the murder of a 51- year-old local school superintendent in western new york state. the authorities believe that taglianetti traveled to new york and killed reed friday night. the motive? the police call it a personal matter. >> it sounded like gunshots. then male voices. >> neighbors say that reed and taglianetti's wife had a relationship. >> apparently, he found out. >> neighbors say that taglianetti was a friendly father of four. >> you never suspect it will be somebody in your neighborhood. and he saw tagli
anthony taglianetti was tracked down in shenandoah county, virginia. richard reeve is covering this story, and he is live in strasbourg virginia. >> we are at the very edge of the george washington national forest. this is where it is believed the suspect was trying to make his escape. it was here, and remote fort valley road area, near strasburg, where u.s. marshals captured anthony taglianetti during a traffic stoppe. >> that would not surprise me. >> as recently as friday...
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and virginia the real estate market has actually recovered so, virginia relative to the rest of the country is doing pretty well. they might have a fairly positive answer in many parts of the state to that question. whether it's going to be the same in the rest of the country is another story. >> susie: so tonight the big headliner in charlotte at the democratic convention would be president clinton, there's a lot of debate here on whether what he says will help or hurt president obama. what are you hearing? >> i think it has to help, bill clinton has a great record, he's going to point on on saying that he balanced the budget. middle class incomes went up and his policies are not that much different than what president obama will continue. so that will probably help at the margin, help in the south. but it's going to be president obama's work to bring that message to the rest of the country and convince them. >> susie: all right, there's going to be a lot of opinions about this tomorrow. thanks, darren gersh, on the road in roanoke, virginia. >> tom: >> tom: we asked out facebook friends,
and virginia the real estate market has actually recovered so, virginia relative to the rest of the country is doing pretty well. they might have a fairly positive answer in many parts of the state to that question. whether it's going to be the same in the rest of the country is another story. >> susie: so tonight the big headliner in charlotte at the democratic convention would be president clinton, there's a lot of debate here on whether what he says will help or hurt president obama....
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not west virginia. >> an amazing display of strength and coordination. the performer from the new show wowed the crowd with his balancing performance. totem is playing at national harbor through october. >> that is where the heavier showers are. bob ryan will give you an update of what to expect in the morning. >> thank you. >> abc world as is next. >> have a good night. the middle class is carrying a heavy load in america. but mitt romney doesn't see it. under the romney plan, a middle class family will pay an average of up to $2,000 more a year in taxes. while at the same time giving multi-millionaireses like himself a $250,000 tax cut so, romney hits the middle class harder... and gives millionaires an even bier break. is that the way forward for america? i'm barack obama and i approve this message.
not west virginia. >> an amazing display of strength and coordination. the performer from the new show wowed the crowd with his balancing performance. totem is playing at national harbor through october. >> that is where the heavier showers are. bob ryan will give you an update of what to expect in the morning. >> thank you. >> abc world as is next. >> have a good night. the middle class is carrying a heavy load in america. but mitt romney doesn't see it. under the...